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David Lang: My underwater robot

David Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced, low-cost underwater explorers.nnTEDTalks is a daily video podcast

The Little Princess

The Little Princess is a 1939 American drama film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris is loosely based on the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicolor.[2] It was als

Certec 3in1 water purifier

Anyone traveling with a motorhome will sooner or later have to deal with the issue of drinking water quality. That's why this video focuses on this issue and takes a closer look at the Certec 3in1 water filter capsule. It is easy to use, lasts for a year and is worth recommending to improve water

Charlie Chan - Dangerous Money

Dangerous Money, also known as Hot Money, is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse, featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan.[1] This is the second and last appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, the cousin of Charlie Chan's usual chauffeur, Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland). Abo

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Technicolor Western film starring and directed by Marlon Brando; it was the only film he directed. It was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper.

Charade

Charade is a 1963 American romantic comedy mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen,[4] written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It

Sabrina (1954)

Sabrina (Sabrina Fair/La Vie en Rose in the United Kingdom) is a 1954 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's 1953 play Sabrina Fair. The picture stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and Willia

History of the Reichstag building in Berlin

From 1884, the seat of parliament was established in Berlin, making it the most important place of German democracy. After being destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in the 1960s, the Reichstag was rebuilt with a glass dome in 1999. Author: ZDF/Friedrich Scherer/Fritz Göran Vöpel Translation and

The effects of medicinal plants

Whether fennel, silverweed, or horehound, the medicinal effect of many plants has been proven. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Story House Productions/ Jochen Ruderer, Jens Afflerbach/ Jürgen Rehberg, Arsenij Gusev/ Franziska Menz, Ronald Rist/ Fritz Göran Vöpel, Martin Wolkinger, Stefan Matlik Tranlation a

Living at the Palace of Versailles

The king and his family lived in the center of the Palace of Versailles. The closer you lived to his premises, the better was your own position at court. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Story House Productions/Jochen Rower, Sigrun Laste/ Jürgen Rehberg, Arsenij Gusev/ Stefan Leuschel/ Fritz Göran Vöpel, Marti

Birth chairs as obstetrical devices

Birth chairs were used in childbirth until the 18th century. It wasn't until aspiring doctors, at that time only men, also learned obstetrics that the birth chair was replaced by the bed. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Story House Productions/ Jochen Ruderer Jens Afflerbach/ Jürgen Rehberg, Arsenij Gusev/ F

How people lived in ancient Rome

In the first century Rome was a place of longing for many who dreamed of a better life. But for most of them everyday life was not very glamorous. About a million people crowded around 13 square kilometers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Story House Productions/Jens Afflerbach, Sebastian Scherrer/Jürgen Rehb